September 25, 2000
You and your mates are GREAT!
Friday night I reconnected with some of my girls - A & K. Sisters that I grew up with and plan on getting old with. {see Summer Days & Nights of Nostalgia}
Since they're both married with kids, it's hard to go out all the time, but we're managing. Besides which, we have to be careful. We're trouble when we're together.
I knew what kind of a night it was going to be when our plan was to meet at 7 for dinner and I got a call at 4:30 telling me to meet them ASAP at our neighborhood pub. Needless to say, we started early.
Reservations at 7? We made it to the restaurant around 7:30. We needed to finish our beers first and dinner could wait.
2 hours, many bottles of wine and a million laughs after dinner we went to another neighborhood pub. A great English & Irish place that I typically don't frequent because of embarrassing memories. You see once I gave the bartender my bra {it's a long story} and I hate walking in there because EVERYONE remembers it and tends to comment on it. Besides which, Curly and The Irish Prince hang there - it's best I stay away. Though in retrospect, what an interesting 3- way that could be!
But I didn't stay away and we had an AWESOME time! Now I remember why I love that bar so much. Caffrey's, darts, and shots - What more could 3 girls want?
Curly actually showed up and we all had fun for awhile. We taught him to shoot darts (can you believe a 40 year old that hasn't played?) and drank several beers together. The girls liked him {I never said he wasn't nice - just that he doesn't have a clue} and I know he had fun too.
After Curly left, I also got a nice surprise. A young chap from New Zealand hit on me. That almost never happens - and it was fun. He said and I quote {in the best possible down under accent I can muster} " You and you're mates are GREAT!" We flirted and then I realized it was time to go. When you start talking about "sucking the grill off a Rolls Royce", it's time to pack it in.
The girls and I hailed the cab and on the way home laughed about the previous 4 hours. They both agreed that the New Zealand guy was a cutie and he wanted me! We also agreed that K was way better in darts than the rest of us and that A just could never stop giggling.
You know what? My mates are great.
Thanks for the great time A & K. When next month?